House Speaker Greg Fergus Calls for Better MP Conduct After Heated Exchange
Fergus issues a warning following a near-physical altercation between party leaders Singh and Poilievre during question period.
- NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre clashed verbally, with accusations of fraud and bullying escalating tensions.
- Green Party Leader Elizabeth May feared the confrontation might turn physical, urging the Speaker to take stronger action.
- House Speaker Greg Fergus has not sanctioned any MPs but has called for adherence to parliamentary decorum and traditions.
- A motion by Bloc Quebecois MP Claude DeBellefeuille, urging MPs to renounce violence, insults, and threats, received unanimous support.
- The House is set to debate a Conservative non-confidence motion against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, with the NDP and Bloc Quebecois opposing the motion.